After refreshments were served, we were treated to a brief insight into the exhibit by curator, cindi strauss, who shared with us many insider facts about the artist and his works in this retrospective focused on the ten most creative years of moser, who was a leading figure in the modern design revolution that swept vienna at the turn of the. Lehman strauss author of sense and nonsense about prayer. To contact the mfah publications department, call 7. Beginning in the 1960s, collectors garth clark and mark del vecchio assembled over five decades an unparalleled collection of modern and contemporary ceramics, focusing on objects that. How did you first become interested in italian radical.
I would like to thank cindi strauss and frances stephens, both mfah, for supplying the beautiful photos. See more ideas about books, maira kalman and andy goldsworthy art. His vision comes alive thanks to the amazing creative efforts of andre leon talley, former american editoratlarge for vogue magazine and lifelong friend of the designer, in collaboration with cindi strauss, sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft and design at themfah, with assistance by fashion historians molly sorkin and. Freedman also stayed on the lookout for books by designers themselves. Featuring contributions from seven experts in their fields, the book. Curator cindi strauss leads a behindcloseddoors look at the innovative designs of joris laarman. Mfah unleashes massive and radical italian design exhibition. The museum of fine arts, houston, has acquired one of the finest photographybased book collections in private hands. The book will include fullcolor reproductions of each work in the exhibition with individual entries written by cindi strauss, mfah curator of. Czech avantgarde art and modern glass from the roy and mary cullen collection. Rienzi is situated on four acres of wooded gardens, about three miles from downtown houston in the historic river oaks neighborhood. Cindi strauss curator museum of fine arts, houston linkedin. Jan 09, 2008 cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design and the curator of the exhibition, threw herself into the subject matter, and the exhibition, four years in the. The largest mardi gras celebration in texas and the third largest america, galveston mardi gras is a twoweek party with 23 parades, 25 concerts, 20 balcony parties and more.
Cindi did an incredible amount of research, talking to several of the principal figures, and having. Cindy strauss phone, address, background info whitepages. Gifts can be made online by completing and submitting the form below. Cindi strauss, the mfah s sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft and design notes the complexity of the individual works and the artists of the movement. Jul 17, 2000 the alexandra ingredient paperback july 17, 2000.
I have to thank cindi strauss, the museums sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft and design, and gary tinterow, the institutions director, for bringing this period alive, not just in the exhibition but in the book as well. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. To collect radical italian design, resilience required. In her dual roles at the mfah, cindi is responsible for the acquisition, research and exhibition of post1900 decorative arts, design and craft as well as leading the. By late that year, the museum had acquired helens collection and my journey into the field began. Featured publications the museum of fine arts, houston. Lehman strauss is the author of sense and nonsense about prayer 4. In conversation with iris eichenberg and cindi strauss art. Cindi strauss is the author of shifting paradigms in contemporary ceramics 4. After strauss flew back to houston, she met with gary tineterow, the mfahs.
The museum of fine arts, houston mfahsupport the mfah. Welcome to rienzi, the mfah house museum for european decorative arts. How dennis freedman built a collection of museumworthy. The radical italian designers who imagined utopia curbed. My initiation into the field of contemporary jewelry began in early 2002, when anne tucker, former curator of photography at the museum of fine arts, houston mfah, introduced me to her old friend helen drutt. Cindi strauss is assistantdirector, programming and curator for modern and contemporary decorative arts and design at the museum of fine arts, houston. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. All this mortality notwithstanding, shifting paradigms, which cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and.
Support the aia houston design collection the museum of. Howe, strauss, and gervais will be present at the book release party to speak about aspects of the collection and to sign books. Cafe viennaa new popup dining treat at mfah fashion. Thank you for supporting the aia houston design collection at the mfah. Mfah curator tells all on houston museums most radical. Cindi strauss, the sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft. Darin strauss born march 1, 1970 is a bestselling american writer whose work has earned a number of awards, including, among numerous others, a guggenheim fellowship and the national book critics circle award. In her dual roles at the mfah, cindi is responsible for the acquisition, research and exhibition of post1900 decorative arts, design and craft as well as leading the architect search and developing the program for the mfah s. This exhibition is organized by cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design. Tags alex bolen andre leon talley cindi strauss curator joshua zinn museum of fine arts. Classic cars are the cats meow at mfah houston press. John casbarian and danny samuels are the honorees for 2019, and aia houston will use funds raised to purchase a work of art for the museums permanent collection in their honor there are two ways to contribute. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover cindi s. Metalwork from the margo grant walsh collection is a mustsee exhibition for anybody who loves modern silver or wants to learn more about it.
Garth clark and cindi strauss, with glenn adamson, mark del vecchio, ezra shales, jorunn veiteberg. In the new mfah catalogue for the exhibition radical. Mfah acquires heiting photography book collection houston. Art deco automobiles and motorcycles at mfah houston museum of fine arts, houston, presents sculpted in steel.
Italian design presents a major opportunity to examine this important movement in design history, said cindi strauss, sara and. Concrete, geometric, and kinetic art from the latin. They were designing objects that were meant as vehicles for communicating their ideas, says cindi strauss, a curator of decorative arts and design at the mfah. Mar 06, 2009 the exhibition will introduce visitors to the medium through a focused presentation of major figures and moments in the development of contemporary glass, says cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design. Jun 28, 20 the ceramic and book collection as well as the additional photographs will enter the mfah collection in stages, to allow heiting to continue his research and collecting activities during the. Mfah decorative arts curator cindi strauss collaborated with talley to integrate paintings, furniture and decorative objects from the. Italian design 19651985, the dennis freedman collection cindi strauss. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The extensive collections and archives have been assembled over several. The 65 objects on view at mfah represent only 12 years of work and the exhibit. Laarmans designs expand our ideas of what is possible today in form and production, while injecting historical references. Rienzi comprises a remarkable art collection, a neopalladian house, and formal and woodland gardens, all assembled and created by one of houstons foremost philanthropic families of the second half of the 20th century. Radical designers get a moment at mfah that could only.
Major contemporary ceramics exhibition at mfah in march. The garth clark and mark del vecchio collection at the mfah. Cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design and the curator of the exhibition, threw herself into the subject matter, and the. Nov 12, 20 the major argument about jewelrys status as art unfolds in cindi strausss essay minimalist and conceptual tendencies in the helen williams drutt collection, in which strauss demonstrates how minimalism and conceptual art offer ways to think about a number of jewelers collected by drutt. The ceramic and book collection as well as the additional photographs will enter the mfah collection in stages, to allow heiting to continue his research and collecting activities during the. And so here it is, the enormous catalogue to the helen williams drutt collection, acquired by the museum of fine arts, houston mfah in texas and copublished by that institution and arnoldsche. Exploring the language of contemporary metal, curators cindi strauss and christine gervais. Student award show, juried exhibition, mfah glassell school of art crafting lives, 10 years of artists in residence, curated by keelin burrows, houston center for contemporary craft, houston, tx 2010 liquid lines.
Oct 19, 2017 keeping an iconic fashion brand on track after its founders death can be tricky business on the runways. Art deco automobiles and motorcycles, 19291940, an exhibition that celebrates the cars and motorcycles designed during this iconic period. Posts about damian skinner written by kellie riggs. The beauty of these pieces are that they were made to be used, says curator cindi strauss about scandinavian design, an intimate new exhibition a. Art and architecture museum of fine arts, houston yale. Robert strauss has 25 books on goodreads with 1179 ratings. The art alliance for contemporary glass is a notforprofit organization whose mission is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass. Highlights from the barbara and dennis dubois collection, on view march 7 through july 26, 2009, will showcase a selection of 30 remarkable masterworks from the collection, placed throughout the caroline wiess law and audrey jones beck buildings of the mfah. On the opening day of joris laarman lab, artist joris laarman talks with cindi strauss, the sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft, and design, mfah. A reevaluation of the pedestal in the sculpture of arlene shechet, nicole cherubini, and francesca dimattio by sara morris new yorkbased contemporary artists arlene shechet, nicole cherubini, and francesca dimattio have each developed a sculptural style that integrates the pedestal within their sculptures. Mfah presents a pretty classy parking lot for its sculpted exhibit. Metalwork from the margo grant walsh collection, organized by cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design.
In 2009 there was a small teaser show to announce the acquisition, and now the bulk of the collection has been unveiled in a huge, exuberant show, titled shifting paradigms in contemporary ceramics. The museum of fine arts, houston, presents designed by architects. Italian design 3 questions for dennis freedman the. It became clear to me, says freedman, that it was cindi who would be the one. In 1997, the decorative arts department began focusing its efforts on objects made after 1900. Wrapupbook shortversion by art colony association issuu. Mar 19, 2012 in what can only be described as a coup, the massive ceramics collection of new york dealers garth clark and mark del vecchio was acquired by the mfah five years ago. This move included a new emphasis on craft and design, and the mfah is now considered one of the leading american collecting institutions in these fields. When we were preparing for this exhibition, cindi strauss, the sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft, and design at mfah, said they spoke with the current owner of poltronova, who couldnt confirm the panels were made for its showroom. Spirit of modernism lives on in mfah exhibit welcome to the set of mad men. Strauss s most recent book is half a life, which won the 2011 nbcc award for memoirautobiography.
Get the best deals on carolyn strauss clothing for women when you shop the largest online selection at. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for cindy strauss. Featured publications for more information and to purchase books, visit the mfa shop online or call 7. Organized by cindi strauss, mfah curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, shifting paradigms in contemporary ceramics will reveal new research in the field and present. Designed by architects, metalwork from the margo grant walsh. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. They talked about the postwar italian design movement and freedmans collection, immediately bonding. Mfah presents large scale exhibition garth clark, mark del. Added cindi strauss, sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft, and design at the mfah, importantly, joris laarman lab will introduce our audiences to one of the most compelling designers working today. Garth clark and cindi strauss, with glenn adamson, mark del vecchio, ezra. Mfah decorative arts curator cindi strauss collaborated with talley to integrate paintings, furniture and decorative objects from the museums collection. A medieval romance bundle by kathryn le veque, the night b.
For more information and to purchase books, visit the mfa shop online or call 7. Thanks to a 2015 manhattan dinner party where mfah design curator cindi strauss met freedman, this exhibition came to be and now this collectors radical holdings have landed in houston as a. Strauss, the sara and bill morgan curator of decorative arts, craft, and design at the mfah, grew up around italian design and its radical counterpart and has been slowly amassing an important collection for the houston institution. View cindi strauss profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He was able to bring a fresh perspective to choosing and displaying the jewelry, says cindi strauss, mfah s curator of modern and contemporary arts and design. The mfah highlights art, science, and technology in. Galveston mardi gras, tapas on the trails and valentines. Cindi strauss curator museum of fine arts, houston.